diff --git a/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/Spec.java b/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/Spec.java
index 56c0aff9e9a..25983ac1e1b 100644
--- a/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/Spec.java
+++ b/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/Spec.java
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ public SszList<Blob> deserializeBlobsInBlock(final Bytes serializedBlobs, final
     return atSlot(slot)
         .getSchemaDefinitions()
         .toVersionDeneb()
-        .orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("Deneb milestone is required to load blobs"))
+        .orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("Deneb milestone is required to deserialize blobs"))
         .getBlobsInBlockSchema()
         .sszDeserialize(serializedBlobs);
   }
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ public BlobSidecar deserializeBlobSidecar(final Bytes serializedBlobSidecar, fin
     return atSlot(slot)
         .getSchemaDefinitions()
         .toVersionDeneb()
-        .orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("Deneb milestone is required to load blob sidecar"))
+        .orElseThrow(
+            () -> new RuntimeException("Deneb milestone is required to deserialize blob sidecar"))
         .getBlobSidecarSchema()
         .sszDeserialize(serializedBlobSidecar);
   }
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ public ExecutionPayloadHeader deserializeJsonExecutionPayloadHeader(
         .orElseThrow(
             () ->
                 new RuntimeException(
-                    "Bellatrix milestone is required to load execution payload header"))
+                    "Bellatrix milestone is required to deserialize execution payload header"))
         .getExecutionPayloadHeaderSchema()
         .jsonDeserialize(objectMapper.createParser(jsonFile));
   }
diff --git a/networking/p2p/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/networking/p2p/libp2p/rpc/RpcHandlerTest.java b/networking/p2p/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/networking/p2p/libp2p/rpc/RpcHandlerTest.java
index b9dea7d3f5c..909c2afa67f 100644
--- a/networking/p2p/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/networking/p2p/libp2p/rpc/RpcHandlerTest.java
+++ b/networking/p2p/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/networking/p2p/libp2p/rpc/RpcHandlerTest.java
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ void sendRequest_interruptBeforeInitialPayloadWritten(
     verify(stream).close();
   }
 
-  @SuppressWarnings("UnnecessaryAsync")
   private Class<? extends Exception> executeInterrupts(
       final boolean closeStream, final boolean exceedTimeout) {
     Class<? extends Exception> expectedException = null;